Tail Lights Fade
Tail Lights Fade is a 1999 movie directed by Malcolm Ingram and starring Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Breckin Meyer, Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Mewes, and Lisa Marie. The film follows two couples and their race across Canada to bail one of their brothers out of a marijuana charge by clearing out the growhouse completely. The films namesake gets its title from a 1992 Buffalo Tom song, which is also on the soundtrack.
It was gonna be a Canadian Smokey and the Bandit. But it wasnt in the cards. The Producer was insane. The Production company was lame. I was too green to deal with such insanity as the schedule being cut down bydays two weeks before we went to camera. On that film our Producer actually made offers to two separate actresses Lisa Marie and Elizabeth Berkeley at the same time. They both accepted and my poor screenwriter had to tear chunks of the script out and create a role to accommodate both actors. They were both great, and I wasnt complaining to have two incredible ladies in my film, but that is an example of the level of professionalism I was dealing with. I also remember we had a bare bones crew doing pick up shots for free to try and make up for the days we lost. God bless em. We were shooting a highly illegal scene involving fake cop cars and high speeds. No one really wanted to be there. But, it had to be done. The Producer the one who fed us for days and left us in this highly precarious situation didnt even stick around to show support, saying, Ill say a prayer for you guys as she bolted away from the travesty she was responsible for. The real shame is that I think that the actors really gave the goods, and the crew worked their hearts out. In the end, it wasnt what I had envisioned. However Im still proud of the actors and forever grateful to the crew. Wish I could have given em something to be a little prouder of.
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